GLAAD - National Center for Transgender Equalityhttp://www.glaad.org/tags/national-center-transgender-equality
enGLAAD @ Work: #CelibacyChallenge, issues facing transgender Americans, unlikely allies, and morehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-work-celibacychallenge-issues-facing-transgender-americans-unlikely-allies-and-more
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<h2><strong>Alan Cumming stars in hilarious GLAAD and GMHC #CelibacyChallenge campaign</strong></h2>
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<p>A coalition of organizations, including GLAAD and <a href="http://www.gmhc.org/">Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)</a>, launched a new PSA and social media campaign starring openly bisexual actor <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/alan-cumming-stars-hilarious-glaad-and-gmhc-celibacychallenge-campaign">Alan Cumming</a> to raise awareness about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) blood donor deferral policy for gay and bisexual men. Created by <a href="http://saatchiny.com/ny-us/" target="_blank">Saatchi &amp; Saatchi NY</a> and Bullitt, #CelibacyChallenge urges the FDA to implement a blood donation system that screens <em>all</em> donors based on risk, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The PSA premiered on <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/psa-challenges-gay-men-to-stay-celibate-for-one-year-so-they#.ueBB4OPvA">BuzzFeed</a>, and has since been covered by <a href="http://www.people.com/article/alan-cumming-fda-blood-donation-psa-video">People Magazine</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/alan-cumming-glaad-celibacy-challenge-_n_6713666.html">The Huffington Post</a>, <a href="http://jezebel.com/alan-cumming-trolls-the-fda-in-celibacy-challenge-psa-1686735498?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&amp;utm_source=jezebel_twitter&amp;utm_medium=socialflow">Jezebel</a>, <a href="http://mic.com/articles/110882/alan-cumming-s-celibacy-challenge-takes-on-the-fda-s-absurd-ban-on-gay-blood">Mic</a>, <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/alan-cumming-shows-you-suggestive-things-do-besides-sex-ad-targeting-fda-163035">Adweek</a>, and more, and was a trending topic on Facebook. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/alan-cumming-stars-hilarious-glaad-and-gmhc-celibacychallenge-campaign">Read more here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277426%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/trans%20issues%20in%20america%20thumbnail%20Cropped.png?itok=Ic66vz1J" style="float: left;" width="220" />Report finds that transgender people are among most vulnerable in America</strong><br />A new report, <em><a href="http://www.glaad.org/publications/understanding-issues-facing-transgender-americans">Understanding Issues Facing Transgender Americans</a></em>, has found that transgender people are among the most vulnerable communities in America. Transgender women and trans people of color are at particular risk. The <a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/">Movement Advancement Project (MAP)</a>, released the report in partnership with GLAAD, the <a href="http://transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a>, and the <a href="http://transgenderlawcenter.org/">Transgender Law Center</a>. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/publications/understanding-issues-facing-transgender-americans">Read more here.</a></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277427%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Debi%20Jackson%20and%20Claire%20Pires1%20Cropped.jpg?itok=UKMrSf7_" style="float: right;" width="220" />Southern conservative mother talks accepting her transgender daughter</strong><br />This week on GLAAD's video series, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/allaccess">GLAAD: All Access</a>, GLAAD's <a href="http://www.glaad.org/about/staff/clairepires">Claire Pires</a> caught up with <a href="http://www.glaad.org/tags/debi-jackson">Debi Jackson</a>, a Southern conservative mother of a six-year-old transgender daughter, to talk about acceptance. Pires interviewed her at the Human Rights Campaign's <a href="http://timetothrive.org/" target="_blank">Time to Thrive conference</a> in Portland, Oregon, where Jackson was a featured speaker. This video was part of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/southernstories">GLAAD Southern Stories</a>, which aims to amplify the voices of LGBT people and allies in and from the American South. The video was picked up by <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/debi-jackson-glaad-_n_6725244.html">The Huffington Post</a>, <a href="http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/02/debi-jackson-talks-to-glaad.html">TransGriot</a>, and <a href="http://www.trans-parenting.com/media/video/glaad-all-access-with-debi-jackson/">Trans-Parenting.com</a>. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/video/video-southern-conservative-mother-transgender-daughter-talks-acceptance">Watch the interview here.</a></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277428%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Equality%20Florida%20Cropped.jpg?itok=3ICIUIE3" style="float: left;" width="220" />LGBT advocates in Florida hit the screen</strong><br />GLAAD Director of Spanish-Language Programs <a href="http://www.glaad.org/about/staff/monicatrasandes">Monica Trasandes</a> helped LGBT advocates at <a href="http://www.eqfl.org/">Equality Florida</a> write scripts for public service announcements in Spanish with LGBT-affirming messages. Equality Florida will film the PSAs in Spanish and share them with local Spanish-Language outlets.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277429%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Janet%20Quezada%20Cropped.jpg?itok=u3MMEcpp" style="float: right;" width="220" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Unlikely LGBT ally meets GLAAD in moving story</strong><br />GLAAD Spanish-Language Media Strategist <a href="http://www.glaad.org/about/staff/janetquezada">Janet Quezada</a> wrote a moving piece about an encounter she had on the bus with an unlikely ally. Janet candidly re-told her experience with this Mexican older gentleman who had heard anti-LGBT sentiments in his own family and disagreed with them because of his religion. The story is part of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/gotyourback">GLAAD's #GotYourBack campaign</a>, which aims to amplify the voices of LGBT people and allies. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/not-sharing-anything-our-common-humanity-why-everyone-can-strive-be-ally-gotyourback">Read more here.</a></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277430%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Elizabeth%20Perkins%20Cropped.jpg?itok=dnN2Yhmh" style="float: left;" width="220" />#GotYourBack campaign spreads messages of acceptance across social media</strong><br />Support continues to grow for <a href="http://www.glaad.org/gotyourback">GLAAD's #GotYourBack campaign</a>, which encourages LGBT people and allies to voice their support for the LGBT community. Celebrities like <a href="https://instagram.com/p/zNpYYkgLqY/?modal=true">Sara Ramirez</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Elizbethperkins/status/568133681425948672">Elizabeth Perkins</a> have participated, as well as countless allies and LGBT people throughout the U.S. and around the world. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/sara-ramirez-elizabeth-perkins-and-others-take-social-media-show-theyve-gotyourback">Read more here.</a></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277431%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Jesse%20Hernandez%20Cropped.jpg?itok=IVSgeoXj" style="float: right;" width="220" />Denver advocates cover death of gender non-conforming person accurately</strong><br />GLAAD Spanish-Language Media Strategist Janet Quezada led a conservation with LGBT advocates from Denver, Colorado, about the best way to cover the police shooting and death of a young gender non-conforming local, <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27425884/colorado-latino-forum-calls-special-prosecutor-fatal-jessie">Jesse Hernandez</a>. Quezada helped craft questions and shared best practices for accurately telling the story in the media.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2277432%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-02/Texas%20Faith%20Advocacy%20Day%206%20Cropped.jpg?itok=cFz1R9X2" style="float: left;" width="220" />People of faith rally in Texas to end gender discrimination</strong><br />GLAAD supported hundreds of clergy and other people of faith as they gathered at the Texas Capitol to call on lawmakers to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The gathering, organized by <a href="http://www.equalitytexas.org/">Equality Texas</a> and the <a href="http://www.tfn.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TFN_homepage">Texas Freedom Network</a>, garnered the attention of <a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2015/02/18/wake-marriage-ruling-faith-leaders-rally-equality-texas">The Advocate</a>, <a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/02/texas-faith-leaders-gather-at-state-capitol-in-support-of-marriage-equality/">LGBTQ Nation</a>, the <a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional/faith-leaders-rally-at-texas-capitol-to-promote-ga/nkC2s/">Austin Statesman</a>, and the <a href="http://www.cruxnow.com/life/2015/02/17/texas-faith-leaders-gather-in-support-of-marriage-equality/">Associated Press</a>. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/photos-texas-faith-leaders-call-end-anti-lgbt-discrimination">Read more here.</a></p>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/bisexuality">Bisexuality</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/family">Family</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/religion-and-faith">Religion and Faith</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/southern-stories">Southern Stories</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/spanish-language-and-latino">Spanish-Language and Latino</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/sports">Sports</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/transgender">Transgender</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/glaad-work-0">GLAAD @ Work</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/glaad-work">GLAAD at work</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sarah-kate-ellis">Sarah Kate Ellis</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/monica-trasandes">Monica Trasandes</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/janet-quezada">Janet Quezada</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/claire-pires">Claire Pires</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/celebacychallenge">#CelebacyChallenge</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/alan-cumming">Alan Cumming</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gay-mens-health-crisis">Gay Men&#039;s Health Crisis</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gmhc">GMHC</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/understanding-issues-facing-transgender-americans">Understanding Issues Facing Transgender Americans</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/movement-advancement-project-map">The Movement Advancement Project (MAP)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/movement-advancement-project">Movement Advancement Project</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/national-center-transgender-equality">National Center for Transgender Equality</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender-law-center">Transgender Law Center</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/glaad-all-access-0">GLAAD: All Access</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/debi-jackson">Debi Jackson</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/glaad-video">GLAAD video</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/human-rights-campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/timetothrive">#TimeToThrive</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/portland">portland</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/oregon">Oregon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/equality-florida">Equality Florida</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/florida">Florida</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jesse-hernandez">Jesse Hernandez</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/denver">Denver</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/colorado">Colorado</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gotyourback">#GotYourBack</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sara-ramirez">Sara Ramirez</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/elizabeth-perkins">Elizabeth Perkins</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ally">ally</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/texas">Texas</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lgbt-0">#lgbt</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gay-0">#gay</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lesbian-1">#lesbian</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/bisexual">bisexual</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender-1">#transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/equality-texas">Equality Texas</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/texas-freedom-network">Texas Freedom Network</a></li>
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Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:38:28 +0000cpires73553 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-work-celibacychallenge-issues-facing-transgender-americans-unlikely-allies-and-more#commentsRock the Vote launches #TurnOutForWhat video challengehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/rock-vote-launches-turnoutforwhat-video-challenge
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-750px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2274959%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_750px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_750px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="128" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-10/RTVHoriz.jpg?itok=IUldxMRw" style="height: 224px; width: 750px;" width="429" /></p>
<p>GLAAD is partnering with <a href="http://www.rockthevote.com/" target="_blank">Rock the Vote</a> to ask what you are going to "turn out" for on Election Day. Following the group's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rijpU5yD55I" target="_blank">recent video's</a> viral success, Rock the Vote just announced a new way to take action and get invovled in the upcoming 2014 Midterm Elections on November 4th. Here's how you can do it:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Pick the issue</strong> you want to turn out for. It can be fun and/or serious.</li>
<li>If you can,<strong> play the song</strong> in the background. It's a party! Turn up the song so people can turn out!</li>
<li><strong>Record a clip</strong> of yourself using your phone or any camera you have and say this: "I’m [NAME], and I’m turning out for [ISSUE]. I want [FRIEND], [FRIEND], and [FRIEND] to tell me what they are turning out for!”</li>
<li><strong>Post it </strong>and <strong>tag </strong>the people you're challenging.</li>
<li><strong>Share it </strong>on social media with the hashtag <strong>#TurnOutForWhat</strong>. Rock the Vote will be re-sharing videos on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rockthevote" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://rockthevote.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/RockTheVote" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</li>
<li>Ask people to go to <a href="http://www.TurnOutForWhat.com">www.TurnOutForWhat.com</a> and <strong>add thier names</strong> to the list of people who will #TurnOutForWhat</li>
</ul><p>Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization with a mission to build political power for young people. The group fuses pop culture, politics, and technology to reach millennial voters and advocate for an updated political election system for today's generation of voters. Its most recent video, <a href="http://rockthevote.com/turnoutforwhat/?source=rtv.com-home" target="_blank">Rock The Vote Presents: #TURNOUTFORWHAT</a>, stars Lil Jon and is based off of his hit single, "Turn Down For What." It has garnered over 4.5 million views and has been featured on shows such as Good Morning America and E! News. The video features "Glee" star Darren Criss turning out for education, "#RichKids of Beverly Hills" openly gay star E.J. Johnson turning out for marriage equality, and Natasha Lyonne from "Orange is the New Black" turning out for prison reform, among various other familiar faces.</p>
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<p>While it is important to reach out to get young people to the voting booth, many transgender people do not get to exercise their right to vote. Ashley Spillane, President of Rock the Vote, recently wrote <a href="http://mic.com/articles/100844/restrictive-voter-id-laws-are-hurting-one-of-america-s-most-overlooked-groups" target="_blank">an article published in Mic</a> on the marginalization of transgender Americans in voting, which can often be tied to strict photo ID laws that bar transgender people who do not have identification reflecting their gender identity. Ashley wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>According to a recent study by The Williams Institute, more than <a href="http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/voter-id-laws-september-2014.pdf" target="_blank">24,000 transgender voters</a> in 10 states face substantial challenges in their efforts to exercise their right to vote.</span> Voter ID laws in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/us/voter-id-law-in-wisconsin-is-permitted-by-us-court.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a> require transgender individuals to present government-issued photo ID at the polls in order to cast their ballot...</p>
<p>Alarming statistics show that many transgender voters associate the voting process with <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/02/voter-identification-laws-create-unique-problems-for-transgender-voters.html" target="_blank">fear and anxiety</a>, not empowerment and democratic agency. Transgender voters hoping to cast their ballots are often met with resistance and pervasive judgment at the polls. Forty-one percent of National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS) respondents reported being harassed when presenting gender-inaccurate ID, while 15% of respondents were asked to leave the venue altogether. A small percentage of respondents (3%) even reported being <a href="http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/voter-id-laws-september-2014.pdf" target="_blank">physically attacked at the polls</a>, simply for showing up.</p>
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<p>GLAAD has partnered with the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE), an advocacy organization with a mission to protecting the rights and liberties of transgender Americans and released a series of public service announcements as a part of the NCTE's <a href="http://www.votingwhiletrans.org/" target="_blank">"Voting While Trans" campaign</a> to inform transgender Americans how they can keep their right to vote. To learn more about this effort, click <a href="http://www.glaad.org/vote/votingwhiletrans" target="_blank">here.</a></p>
<p>GLAAD has also partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to publish a guide entitled "In Focus: Faith, LGBT People, &amp; the Midterm Elections" to help the media provide accurate information about LGBT people and faith in the lead up to the 2014 midterm elections. Check out <a href="http://www.glaad.org/vote">glaad.org/vote</a> for more.</p>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/national-center-transgender-equality">National Center for Transgender Equality</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/lil-jon">Lil Jon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/orange-new-black">Orange is the New Black</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ej-johnson-0">E.J. Johnson</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/darren-criss">Darren Criss</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mic">Mic</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender-voters">transgender voters</a>, </li>
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Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:05:34 +0000tarbuckle72430 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/rock-vote-launches-turnoutforwhat-video-challenge#commentsObama administration advocates for transgender peoplehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/obama-administration-advocates-transgender-people
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-06/Obama-DNC-LGBT-Gala-638x425.jpg?itok=iEZYMEac" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4592786-obama-extends-administration-s-advocacy-to-transgender-rights/">the <em>Associated Press</em> ran a piece celebrating the many transgender-inclusive advances</a> President Barack Obama's administration has made. While some of these policy shifts have gone largely unrecognized in mainstream news, the changes are many:</p>
<blockquote><p>1. Obama is the first chief executive to say "transgender" in a public speech.</p>
<p>2. Obama is the first to name transgender political appointees.</p>
<p>3. Obama is the first to prohibit job bias against transgender government workers.</p>
<p>4. The first federal civil rights protection for transgender people in U.S. history was a hate crime legislation signed in by Obama.</p>
<p>5. The executive branch has made it easier for transgender people to update their passports, obtain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, get treatment at Veterans' Administration facilities, and seek access to public school restrooms and sports programs.</p>
<p>6. Obama is the only president to invite transgender children to participate in the annual Easter egg roll at the White House.</p>
<p>7. The Office of Personnel Management announced that government-contracted health insurers could start covering the cost of gender reassignment surgeries for federal employees, retirees, and their survivors, which ended a 40-year prohibition.</p>
<p>8. The Department of Health and Human Services reversed a policy that prevented Medicare from financing transgender healthcare services.</p>
<p>9. Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.</p>
<p>10. The U.S. Education Department extended Title IX, the law that bans gender discrimination in education, to protect transgender students, and President Obama backed that action.</p>
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<p>These make up a large part of why Mara Keisling, executive director for the <a href="http://transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> said about Obama, "He has been the best president for transgender rights, and nobody else is in second place."</p>
<p>Diego Sanchez, the first openly transgender person appointed to the DNC's platform committee, has said that Obama, as president, not only promised to, but has embraced the task of fighting discrimination based on gender identity. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4592786-obama-extends-administration-s-advocacy-to-transgender-rights/">Check out The Hamilton Spectator's full piece here.</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">June 24, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mara-keisling">Mara Keisling</a>, </li>
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Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:58:24 +0000akang71431 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/obama-administration-advocates-transgender-people#commentsUK trans woman calls for government to no longer retain information about her assigned sex at birthhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/uk-trans-woman-calls-government-no-longer-retain-information-about-her-assigned-sex-birth
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-05/girl_2860813b.jpg?itok=6NGsw9sY" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10852864/Why-transgender-people-have-the-right-to-their-past-identity-being-forgotten.html">According to The Telegraph</a>, a trans woman, C, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, in the Greater London area is fighting a case requesting that the Government (particularly the Department for Work and Pensions) remove details on her life prior to her transition, including her old name. Her case rests on the claim that her transgender status is a private matter and "wholly irrelevant" to her ability to find work.</p>
<p>Trans woman and activist, Beatrix Grimbly, weighed in on C's case, saying:</p>
<blockquote><p>It's outrageous that sensitive details of a woman's former identity are kept unnecessarily by the DWP, apparently allowing staff to harass and humiliate her when she is already vulnerable. Public servants should respect her legal identity and her privacy.</p>
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<p>She continues, explaining that as long as C's benefit history can be tracked with her National Insurance number, there is no need for the DWP to keep details of C's previous identity on file. The retention of these files only creates an opportunity for prejudice, especially at a local Jobcentre Plus, a United Kingdom agency of the DWP that provides employment services.</p>
<p>C obtained her Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) under the 2004 Gender Recognition Act, and according to law, this recognition "should be fully realized, practically and effectively." However, the DWP has retained her gender change data including her previous male name on its Customer Information System and Jobseekers' Allowance Payment System.</p>
<p>While the DWP applied a 'sensitive account' marker to keep C's details confidential, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2634104/Transgender-woman-landmark-legal-battle-force-government-forget-identity-man-sex-change.html">Claire McCann, who is representing C, argues</a> that these measures failed to give sufficient protection, leading to 'intrusive and humiliating interactions' on C's visits to her Jobcentre Plus.</p>
<p>Another trans recipient of state benefits, MJ Black, explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>Once someone has their GRC I find it hard to understand why the previous details are still in existence. The potential to be reminded of a horrible point in your life at any moment, by any one, is always there. Removing the details would minimise the chances of that happening and thus the stress and worry it causes.</p>
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<p>McCann referred to a ruling won by a Spanish man against Google that he had a 'right to be forgotten' and 'irrelevant' and outdated data about him held by Google should be erased at his request. About C's case, McCann said, "This case far more acutely concerns the right to be forgotten."</p>
<p>DWP lawyers argue its policies are not discriminatory and carefully balance the need to give effect to C's legal rights while carrying out the department's functions. They also argue that there is no requirement to delete information that records a person's previously held gender.</p>
<p><a href="http://transequality.org/Issues/federal_documents.html">The National Center for Transgender Equality in the United States recognizes</a> a few of the innumerable needs for identification documents, such as travelling, opening bank accounts, starting new jobs, purchasing alcohol, etc. While legal progress has been made to remove burdensome requirements, historically, state and federal governments have imposed intrusive requirements, such as proof of surgery and court orders, that have made it impossible for many trans people to obtain consistent and accurate ID. And inconsistencies in gender data between records can cause various governmental agencies and administrations, such as the Social Security Administration, to out individuals.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10852864/Why-transgender-people-have-the-right-to-their-past-identity-being-forgotten.html">The Telegraph reporter Ava Vidal</a> says:</p>
<blockquote><p>Transgender people often face enough humiliation living in a society that does not always understand them. Trans people do not consider the sex they were born with to be the correct one. So why must they be forced to retain an identity that was never theirs to start with?</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 29, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 28 May 2014 20:04:45 +0000akang71126 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/uk-trans-woman-calls-government-no-longer-retain-information-about-her-assigned-sex-birth#commentsBarneys New York features transgender models, stories in new ad campaignhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/barneys-new-york-features-transgender-models-stories-new-ad-campaign
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-2-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/barneys%20brothers%20sisters%20sons%20daughters%20campaign%202.jpg?itok=iQV6kuPy" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Barneys New York, the iconic high-end department store, is introducing a spring campaign called "Brothers, Sisters, Sons &amp; Daughters," which features 17 models who are transgender and gender non-conforming, and will donate proceeds to LGBT organizations.</p>
<p>"Brothers, Sisters, Sons &amp; Daughters" provides an insightful look into the diverse lives of trans models Arin Andrews, Edie Charles, Valentijn de Hingh, Ashley de la Cruz, Sawyer Devuyst, Peche Di, Dezjorn Gauthier, Trevon Haynes, Katie Hill, Eve Lindley, Niki M’nray, Ryley Pogensky, Ines Rau, May Simon, Ahya Taylor, Maxie Neu, and Gisele Xtravaganza. They will be styled in fashions by designers including Ann Demeulemeester, Balenciaga, Lanvin, and Manolo Blahnik.<img class="media-image media-image-right" id="7" style="float: right;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/barneys%20brothers%20sisters%20sons%20daughters%20campaign%203.jpg?itok=ON2-Ghnv" alt="" /></p>
<p>Alongside the models in the photos, taken by Bruce Weber, are members of their support networks -- be they friends, family members, pets, and more. In addition to appearing in photo ads in major publications and in Barneys' catalogue and magazine, the models were interviewed by Vanity Fair contributing editor Patricia Bosworth. These interviews "address a range of issues from bullying, discrimination and abandonment to empowerment, self-confidence and unconditional love," according to <a href="http://thewindow.barneys.com/brothers-sisters-sons-daughters/">Barneys' blog, The Window.</a> </p>
<p>The models come from a wide range of countries, races, ages, and socioeconomic statuses. This campaign, created by former creative director of W Magazine Dennis Freedman, is meant "to represent both the struggles and triumphs a trans person may face in relation to their gender identity," as written on Barneys' blog. The company added, "Barneys New York is proud to support the transgender community by telling a few of their incredible stories." Furthermore, it's intended to bring attention to a community that is often left out of mainstream social movements.</p>
<p>“I was exquisitely aware that in the last decade, the L.G.B. communities have made extraordinary advances, and the transgender community has not shared in that progress,” said Dennis.</p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-left" id="7" style="float: left;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/barneys%20brothers%20sisters%20sons%20daughters%20campaign%201.jpg?itok=25RpWgxT" alt="" />Those involved behind the scenes and in front of the camera hope that the campaign will make consumers more familiar with the trans community and the issues it faces. Valentijn, one of the models, explained: “In this capitalist consumerist society, things only become acceptable when they become marketable... [The campaign] was done so honestly and so beautifully and with so much integrity. It’s a really important, big project," <a href="http://business.time.com/2014/01/30/barneys-is-counting-on-17-transgender-models-for-its-spring-campaign/">reported TIME</a>.</p>
<p>Another model, Sawyer, said he believes in print media's ability to start new conversations and ultimately shift the greater culture towards acceptance. No stranger to the hardships trans people must confront, Sawyer has already lost six trans friends to suicide. Moments of education keep him optimistic though, such as when a <em>Rolling Stone</em> feature on a trans woman taught Sawyer's aunt more about the trans community. He told TIME, "Trans people live in shame and fear of themselves and their bodies, but to be recognized with dignity and respect, and on top of that, celebrated, was an amazing experience."</p>
<p>On February 11, Barneys will donate 10% of the sales from flagship stores and Barneys.com to the <a href="http://transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> as well as <a href="http://www.gaycenter.org/">the LGBT Community Center in New York</a>. Both organizations are working with Barneys to create an employee training program on trans-related topics.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 31, 2014</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/edie-charles">Edie Charles</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/valentijn-de-hingh">Valentijn de Hingh</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/peche-di">Peche Di</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/trevon-haynes">Trevon Haynes</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/katie-hill">Katie Hill</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/eve-lindley">Eve Lindley</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/niki-m%E2%80%99nray">Niki M’nray</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ryley-pogensky">Ryley Pogensky</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ines-rau">Ines Rau</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/may-simon">May Simon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ahya-taylor">Ahya Taylor</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/maxie-neu">Maxie Neu</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gisele-xtravaganza">Gisele Xtravaganza</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/brothers-sisters-sons-daughters">Brothers Sisters Sons &amp; Daughters</a></li>
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Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:07:56 +0000alexandrabolles69762 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/barneys-new-york-features-transgender-models-stories-new-ad-campaign#commentsNational LGBT organizations use #SpiritDay to educate and inspirehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-lgbt-organizations-use-spiritday-educate-and-inspire
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>LGBT advocacy and service organizations joined millions of people going purple for Spirit Day. While prominent figures like Laverne Cox, Jenny "JWOWW" Farley, and Jason Collins served as <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/ambassadors">Spirit Day Ambassadors</a>, national LGBT organizations shared an anti-bullying message with their own communities.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> posted photos of their staff wearing purple, and tweeted the photo with the fact that 78% of transgender and gender non-conforming students have been bullied in school.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/NCTE.jpg?itok=cNUnZUg_" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The <a href="http://transgenderlawcenter.org/">Transgender Law Center</a> changed its logo purple. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Transgender%20Law%20Center.jpg?itok=VDD4ogfb" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.freedomtomarry.org/">Freedom to Marry</a> went purple in the office and on line.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/FreedomToMarry.PNG?itok=fKhOmf_I" alt="" /></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/FreedomToMarry_Staff.PNG?itok=F7UDvDiq" alt="" /></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/FreedomToMarry2.PNG?itok=OrZaA_IG" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pflag.org/">PFLAG </a>created a purple version of its logo.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/944640_10201703297175912_1981518070_n.jpg?itok=9FIygBdm" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pointfoundation.org/">The Point Foundation</a> also created a purple logo. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/a2bf6509e3c200e89026ae2fb7f50037.png?itok=SvWT4WRd" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://allout.org/">All Out</a> created a purple logo for Twitter.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/all%20out.JPG?itok=6db2rxyc" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.glad.org/">Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders </a>(who we call "single A GLAD") went purple on Facebook and Twitter. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/GLAD_FB.PNG?itok=MvwOvmYa" alt="" /></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/GLAD_Twitter.PNG?itok=8yoz-5-q" alt="" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.gmhc.org/">GMHC</a> went purple all over the place.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/GMHC.PNG?itok=ZO5Cgo63" alt="" /></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/GMHC_FB.PNG?itok=TkmzjPKO" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.nbjc.org/">National Black Justice Coalition</a> took a stand on Facebook.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/NBJC_FB.PNG?itok=wNndMIYQ" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The LGBT elder organizatino <a href="http://sageusa.org/">SAGE </a>turned its logo purple.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/SAGE.jpeg?itok=_3nFfUd_" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The <a href="http://truecolorsfund.org/">True Colors Fund</a>, established by Cindi Lauper, created a purple header for its web page.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/True%20Color%20Fund.PNG?itok=f2UPNv2P" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Finally, we'll leave you with a Spirit Day video created by the<a href="http://nhmc.org/blog/?p=810"> National Hispanic Media Coalition</a>:</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Aw8kcciqJ-Q" width="640"></iframe></p>
<p>On October 17, 2013, celebrities including <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/oprah-winfrey-goes-purple-spiritday">Oprah</a> Winfrey, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/cast-cbs-two-and-half-men-don-purple-berets-spiritday">Ashton Kutcher</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/guess-what-hot-tv-stars-are-going-purple-spiritday">Betty White</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/demi-lovato-returns-her-purple-roots-spiritday">Demi Lovato</a>, Jimmy Kimmel, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/nick-cannons-got-spirit-pledges-go-purple-spiritday">Nick Cannon</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/celebs-showing-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday">Kristen Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/macklemore-ryan-lewis-give-bullying-bad-rap-2013-spiritday-ambassadors">Macklemore</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/celebs-showing-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday">Melissa Etheridge</a>, WWE Superstar <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-wwe-superstar-darren-young-takes-stand-against-bullying-spiritday">Darren Young</a> and more went purple for the fourth annual Spirit Day. Eric McCormack &amp; Debra Messing also <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/will-grace-reunite-and-celebrate-spiritday-today">wore purple ribbons during a Will &amp; Grace reunion</a> – as did <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/tlc-talent-spiritday-purple-support-lgbt-youth">TLC's Stacy London</a> - on TODAY. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/daytime-talk-shows-spill-their-support-spiritday">Hosts of shows</a> including Access Hollywood, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/elvis-duran-and-morning-show-brings-spiritday-music-lovers-across-country">Elvis Duran and the Morning Show</a>, Extra, Good Morning America and the Wendy Williams Show also wore purple and spoke about Spirit Day on-air. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/white-house-takes-stand-against-bullying-spiritday">The White House</a> sent out messages of support on Twitter and tumblr. Sports leagues including <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/major-league-baseball-joins-nationwide-support-spiritday-lgbt-youth">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">Major League Soccer</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">NBA</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">NFL</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/spiritday-on-ice-nhl-goes-purple-against-bullying">NHL</a> and the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">WNBA</a> participated on social media. And companies like <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-american-eagle-landmark-spirit-acceptance">American Eagle Outfitters</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/comcast-and-nbcuniversal-going-purple-spiritday-oct-17">NBCUniversal</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/daytime-talk-shows-spill-their-support-spiritday">MTV</a>, The <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/coca-cola-company-supports-lgbt-youth-spiritday-1017">Coca-Cola</a> Company and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/johnson-johnson-supports-lgbt-youth-spiritday-0">Johnson &amp; Johnson</a> took a stand, along with hundreds of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/landmarks-around-country-are-going-purple-spiritday">landmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/schools">schools</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/faith">faith groups</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/media">media outlets</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/corporate">companies</a>, and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/organizations">organizations</a>. Facebook and Twitter users turned their profile photos purple and posted photos of classmates and coworkers wearing purple, and their messages of support for LGBT youth made <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay">#SpiritDay</a> trend on Twitter.</p>
<p>Founded in 2010, Spirit Day is an international, united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBT teens and young adults everywhere. As we look back on Spirit Day 2013, please continue to spread the message and take action against bullying:</p>
<ul><li>Take a look at <a href="http://glaad.org/spiritday">photos of who went purple</a> to support LGBT youth</li>
<li><a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday">Upload your own photos</a> of you wearing purple to our website.</li>
<li>Add your photos to <a href="http://facebook.com/glaad">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/glaad">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/glaad">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://glaad.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> using hashtag <strong>#SpiritDay</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/action">Taking action</a> to stand against bullying year round</li>
</ul><p>Thanks for helping make Spirit Day 2013 a success!</p>
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Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:31:41 +0000rossmurray68650 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/national-lgbt-organizations-use-spiritday-educate-and-inspire#commentsReport shows undocumented trans immigrants face discrimination and violencehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/report-shows-undocumented-trans-immigrants-face-discrimination-and-violence
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-3-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="3" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/TransEquality_CIR.jpg?itok=kCyC2iFY" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/801544-cir-en-1.html" target="_top">new report</a> building on data from the <a href="http://transequality.org/PDFs/Executive_Summary.pdf" target="_blank"><em>National Transgender Discrimination Survey</em></a> suggests that undocumented trans immigrants in the United States <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/undocumented-transgender-immigrants-face-violence-and-discri" target="_blank">face high levels</a> of discrimination and violence in employment, housing, healthcare, and within the immigration system. According to estimates from the <a href="http://transequality.org/" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE), which released the report, between 15,000 and 50,000 trans people are undocumented immigrants.</p>
<p>Findings from the report show that 39% of undocumented trans people have lost their jobs due to bias, and were three times more likely than other trans people to face physical and sexual assault in the workplace. At the same time, income data showed 39% of undocumented trans people earning less than $20,000 a year, and 18% earning less than $10,000 a year. Undocumented trans people are also twice as likely to be homeless than other trans people, and 21% reported being evicted from their homes due to bias.</p>
<p>Undocumented trans people are also made vulnerable to abuse in immigration detention facilities. The report shares the experience of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/latina-transgender-advocate-bamby-salcedo-youth-and-hivaids-prevention-and-education" target="_blank">Bamby Salcedo</a>, a Latina trans woman and HIV activist who was detained in a detenteion center and placed in immigration deportation proceedings after living in the U.S. for twenty years. At the facility, she was housed and forced to shower with men, where she was sexually harassed, physically attacked, and placed into solitary confinement. Bamby was eventually released with a "withholding of removal" status, but because she missed the 1-year deadline to apply for asylum, <em>she can never fully regularize her immigration status under current laws</em>.</p>
<p>NCTE's report emphasizes that <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/immigration-reform-critical-thousands-lgbt-people-and-their-families" target="_blank">comprehensive immigration reform</a> (CIR) is critical, both for undocumented trans people and their families, and for thousands of LGBT people. You can read the <a href="http://transequality.org/Resources/CIR_en.pdf" target="_blank">full report here</a>. </p>
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Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:14:52 +0000daniheffernan68377 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/report-shows-undocumented-trans-immigrants-face-discrimination-and-violence#commentsVictory: Social Security Administration changes requirements for transgender peoplehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/victory-social-security-administration-changes-requirements-transgender-people
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/SocialSecurityAdministration.jpg?itok=enFL9DwS" alt="" />The United States <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/" target="_blank">Social Security Administration</a> (SSA) <a href="http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2013/06/social-security-administration-updates-gender-change-policy-for-trans-people.html" target="_blank">has announced a change</a> to its policy that will allow transgender people to <a href="https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212200" target="_blank">change the gender marker</a> on their Social Security records without having undergone sex-reassignment surgery. This victory involved the work of many advocates and organizations, including the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/news.html#SSARecords2013" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a>, the <a href="http://srlp.org/srlp-contributes-to-social-security-victory/" target="_blank">Sylvia Rivera Law Project</a>, the <a href="http://thetaskforceblog.org/2013/06/14/huge-win-social-security-administration-modernizes-gender-marker-policy/" target="_blank">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a>, and more. Under the new policy, transgender people would need to submit either government-issued documentation reflecting the change of their gender marker, or a letter of confirmation from a physician.</p>
<p>Transgender people face many barriers to gaining consistent legal identification. Each form of government-issued ID has different rules about altering the listed name and gender marker, with some requiring medical treatment (like sex-reassignment surgery) that many transgender people cannot access or do not want. As transgender people go about their daily lives, showing ID can become a source of anxiety about being outed or denied access to services.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.transequality.org/index.html" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE) <a href="http://www.transequality.org/Resources/SSAResource_June2013.pdf" target="_blank">notes</a> that while the gender marker listed on one’s Social Security records does not overtly impact benefits, it can affect health insurance polices through Medicaid or Medicare in some cases. NCTE will also continue to advocate for the removal of gender markers from programs used to verify a person’s identity for purposes of employment, applying for public benefits, and other public programs.</p>
<p>"Importantly, Social Security records are gateways to so many other kinds of identity documents, from driver's licenses to employment records, all of us depend on it in one way or another," said NCTE Executive Director Mara Kiesling. "This seemingly minor technical improvement touches every aspect of our lives and will have a profound impact on changing the way transgender people live and work."</p>
<p>"SSA's gender marker policy change will have a huge impact on low income people, people of color and disabled people who are transgender, gender non-conforming or intersex," said SRLP Director of Litigation &amp; Advocacy Pooja Gehi. "Social Security cards are one of the most commonly relied upon forms of identification by government and consumer agencies. We hope that New York State's welfare and medicaid agencies will follow this example."</p>
<p>"This is a big win for LGBT equality," said Rea Carey, Task Force Executive Director. "This crucial policy change by the Social Security Administration brings SSA procedures into alignment with other federal agencies that have made progress on equality for transgender people."</p>
<p>"This significant change by the SSA will benefit many transgender people who face unnecessary hardships just to obtain ID that reflects who they really are," said GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz. "Even with this barrier removed, there is still much work to do toward full equality for transgender people." </p>
<p>GLAAD urges the media to report on this significant change in SSA policy, and to visit NCTE’s <a href="http://www.transequality.org/Resources/SSAResource_June2013.pdf" target="_blank">Social Security resource page</a> to find out more about these changes. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">June 14, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:15:48 +0000daniheffernan66534 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/victory-social-security-administration-changes-requirements-transgender-people#commentsWhite House Observes Transgender Day of Remembrancehttp://www.glaad.org/blog/white-house-observes-transgender-day-remembrance
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The White House has joined the coalition of organizations and individuals who are observing <a href="http://www.glaad.org/tdor">Transgender Day of Remembrance</a> (TDoR), to remember those that have been lost due to anti-transgender violence.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="225" id="2" style="height: 225px; width: 300px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;;;;;" width="300" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/wh-tdor2.jpg?itok=NBBR-2Uj" alt="" />Two dozen transgender advocates met with John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management at the White House to commemorate the memorial. Mr. Berry led the group in a moment of silence to honor transgender victims of violence. Following the visit, the White House posted a blog post to encourage all Americans to participate in TDoR.</p>
<p>From the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/11/20/transgender-day-remembrance">White House blog</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p style="margin-left:.5in;"><img class="media-image" height="200" id="2" style="height: 200px; width: 200px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;;;;;" width="200" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/935133_300.jpg?itok=4DDD0Q8D" alt="" />Earlier today, a group of transgender community advocates met with White House staff to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance and discuss ways in which we can work together to ensure dignity, equality, and justice for all people.</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">Throughout America and around the world, many transgender people face bullying, harassment, discrimination, and violence. Far too often, we hear shocking and tragic stories about transgender people who have been assaulted and even killed because of their gender identity or expression. The Obama Administration is committed to preventing violence against all people, including all members of the LGBT community, and this meeting was an important opportunity to explore ways to make our communities and neighborhoods safer.</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">At the meeting, community leaders highlighted a range of issues and concerns of importance to transgender people. In the months and years ahead, we look forward to working to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all transgender people.</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">As we mark Transgender Day of Remembrance and reflect upon the lives that have been lost to violence and injustice, let us all recommit ourselves to ensuring dignity, equality, and justice for all people.</p>
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<p>“To have a senior Administration official like John leading us in commemorating transgender victims of violence is a really good thing,” said <a href="http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/white-house-john-berry-observe-trans-day-of-remembrance/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> Executive Director Mara Keisling. “But to have President Barack Obama’s commitment to solving anti-transgender violence affirmed in today’s meeting is a great thing.”</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="257" id="2" style="height: 257px; width: 200px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;;;;;" width="200" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/220px-Hilda_Solis_Crop.JPG?itok=pV4g7Mmi" alt="" />Additionally, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis also issued a statement to commemorate TDoR, focusing on the history of transgender people, as well as their place in society today.</p>
<blockquote><p style="margin-left:.5in;">“The Transgender Day of Remembrance will be commemorated in cities and countries around the world today, reflecting on those who have died as a result of fear, hate and transphobia.</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">"I stand proudly today — and every day — as an ally to the transgender community and to every person and family impacted by anti-transgender bullying and violence. Transgender people are part of the diversity that America celebrates today and they, like every American, deserve to live without fear of prejudice or violence.</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">"What Gwendolyn Ann Smith began as an online project in 1998 to memorialize Rita Hester's murder has today evolved to include hundreds of vigils and events in workplaces, churches and community centers around the world. I hope that this year's commemoration will serve as an opportunity to shine a brighter light on both progress made and the challenges ahead."</p>
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<p>GLAAD is urging its constituents to participate in TDoR vigils around the country, and GLAAD staff members will attend vigils in New York and Los Angeles. Observed annually on November 20, TDoR honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. <a href="http://transgenderdor.org/">Check out a full listing of TDoR vigils and events</a>. A new timeline was posted on GLAAD’s Facebook page to illustrate milestones in transgender visibility and activism since 1952 as part of Transgender Awareness Week. <a href="http://%20http/www.glaad.org/blog/timeline-look-back-history-transgender-visibility">That timeline is available here.</a></p>
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Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:33:35 +0000rossmurray60323 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/white-house-observes-transgender-day-remembrance#commentsNCTE Launches Innovative Resource For Transgender Students And Allieshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/ncte-launches-innovative-resource-transgender-students-and-allies
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" height="116" id="2" style="width: 425px; height: 116px;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/TONI%20Project_Logo_2012.jpg?itok=QFjudwTL" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://transequality.org/">The National Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE) has launched a new resource for transgender advocates and allies in college. <a href="http://www.transstudents.org/">The Transgender On-Campus Non-discrimination Information Project</a> (TONI Project) provides prospective college students with a place to explore inclusive policies and practices at various universities and allows current students to share ideas about how to improve their own campus. The profiles of individual schools may touch on everything from gender-neutral housing options to course content and university healthcare. In addition to <a href="http://www.transstudents.org/find-school">listing schools and their policies</a>, the TONI Project website offers <a href="http://www.transstudents.org/forum">forums</a> for users to discuss and organize around issues, shares guides for approaching common campus policies, and gives advice for creating <a href="http://www.transstudents.org/action">effective campaigns</a> for change.</p>
<p>GLAAD president Herndon Graddick said, "At a time when transgender students are facing dangerously high levels of violence and discrimination, the TONI Project will help ensure that the needs of all students are met in higher education."</p>
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Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:11:38 +0000daniheffernan59500 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/ncte-launches-innovative-resource-transgender-students-and-allies#commentsAre Your Voting Rights in Jeopardy?http://www.glaad.org/blog/are-your-voting-rights-jeopardy
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://transequality.org"><img class="media-image" height="80" id="2" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" width="171" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/NCTE_Logo_1.jpg?itok=tBqjWwzV" alt="" /></a>New voter ID laws could prevent more than 25,000 transgender citizens from voting, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA. The <a href="http://transequality.org">National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)</a> has released “Voting While Trans” resources in order to educate trans voters on what they can do to successfully cast their ballots, particularly during what advocate Laverne Cox says is “a critical election season.”</p>
<p>"Transgender people are already imagined to be committing gender fraud. Now these new voter ID laws could set us up to be accused of voter fraud," <a href="http://transequality.org/news.html#VWT2012">explains </a> Mara Keisling, NCTE Executive Director. "Most transgender people have never had problems voting before but this year is different. When a transgender person shows up to a polling place with a name or appearance that isn't perceived to match their voter registration records or their photo ID, they could be turned away."</p>
<p>While voter ID laws vary from state to state, the issue of trans identified individuals trying to procure proper identification has long been an issue for the trans community. This particularly affects trans people of color who, as we know, disproprotionately face challenges obtaining government-issued IDs.</p>
<p>Transgender writer and advocate Janet Mock made clear the potential impact of these voter ID laws, saying they “don’t only make it difficult for trans people to meet ID requirements, but these patchwork of laws attempts to suppress our voices and strip us of our right to stand behind the issues that matter most to us.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx">Check out this NCSL page</a> (National Conference of State Legislatures) for a rundown of the voter ID laws in your state. NTCE has also begun disseminating resources, <em>Preparing for the New Voter ID Laws</em> and <em>Voting While Trans Checklist</em>, to assist trans voters in assuring that their political voice is not lost. <a href="https://votingwhiletrans.org">The resources are easily accessed at www.votingwhiletrans.org</a>.</p>
<p>Some other ways to help you and your trans friends and family hold onto your voting rights:</p>
<ul><li>Distribute the NCTE resources at an LGBT event, conference, support group, etc.</li>
<li>Update your legal records before voter ID laws go into effect</li>
<li>Share this via social media to raise awareness about how the LGBT community is affected by voter ID laws (For your convenience, Facebook, Twitter, and Google buttons are located to the left of this post)</li>
</ul><p>At a time when LGBT rights and related issues are at the forefront of debates and legislative actions in our country, it is of the utmost importance for LGBT people to be able to exercise their political voices on platforms and planks that directly affect them. </p>
<p>GLAAD supports NCTE in their continued advocacy and efforts to raise awareness. Check out <a href="http://votingwhiletrans.org">www.votingwhiletrans.org</a> and share with friends.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Protecting <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23trans"><s>#</s><b>trans</b></a> voting rights in 7 steps. Download our new resources at <a href="http://t.co/gsAzymGw" title="http://www.votingwhiletrans.org">votingwhiletrans.org</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23lgbt"><s>#</s><b>lgbt</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23p2"><s>#</s><b>p2</b></a></p>
<p>— Trans Equality (@TransEquality) <a data-datetime="2012-08-16T17:20:54+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TransEquality/status/236150553934172160">August 16, 2012</a></p></blockquote>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 17, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:09:44 +0000alexandrabolles59131 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/are-your-voting-rights-jeopardy#commentsNCTE Recognizes Miss Universe Organization for Commitment to Trans Inclusionhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/ncte-recognizes-miss-universe-organization-commitment-trans-inclusion
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-4-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="4" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/NCTE_Logo_0.jpg?itok=EJzm3yxY" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>This post is crossposted from <a href="http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/">Advancing Transgender Equality</a>. <a href="http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/ncte-recognizes-miss-universe-organization-for-commitment-to-trans-inclusion/" target="_blank">View the original post.</a></em></p>
<p>In response to news that the Miss Universe Organization will announce a final policy allowing transgender women to participate in its beauty pageants, NCTE Executive Director Mara Keisling said:</p>
<blockquote><p>“No one likes it when they’re left out of something because of who they are. This is especially true for transgender people<em>—</em>people like Jenna Talackova<em>—</em>who are denied opportunities because they’re told that who they are is ‘unnatural.’ So I get that Jenna probably still doesn’t feel good about the situation. But it’s a noteworthy thing for a group like the Miss Universe Organization and Donald Trump to switch positions allowing Jenna to participate, and to commit to developing transgender inclusive rules. This is a good thing, and it’s a sign of how more and more people get trans issues.”</p>
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<p>NCTE recognizes the <a href="/blog/glaad-miss-universe-announce-policy-change-allow-transgender-women">Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)</a> and other groups for quickly engaging senior levels of the organization including its owner, Donald Trump, to update the policy. We have spoken out about Jenna’s experience and have provided GLAAD with resources to assist the Miss Universe Organization in developing their final policy.</p>
<p>Keisling added, “We thank Jenna for standing up for herself and for all of us. Her case is just one in hundreds of examples where a person has something taken away—a job, a house, or a loved one—because they’re trans. And not every trans person gets access to legal representation to help them. There are too many other stories of trans people who experience unbearable circumstances. The support Jenna has received must also support other trans people. And I believe that progress here can influence change in other places that impact our lives.”</p>
<p>NCTE understands the legitimate position that beauty pageants reinforce narrow standards of women’s beauty. However, we will always support any trans person who is facing discrimination.</p>
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<p><em>This post is crossposted from <a href="http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/">Advancing Transgender Equality</a>. <a href="http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/ncte-recognizes-miss-universe-organization-for-commitment-to-trans-inclusion/" target="_blank">View the original post.</a></em></p>
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Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:13:12 +0000aaronmcquade49561 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/ncte-recognizes-miss-universe-organization-commitment-trans-inclusion#commentsWorld AIDS Day: A Look At The Transgender Communityhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/world-aids-day-look-transgender-community
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="float: left;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/aids-ribbon_0.jpg?itok=GDbMKcx2" alt="" />On World AIDS Day, observed on December 1 each year, many individuals and organizations are taking time to reflect on the devastating effects this epidemic has had on people across the globe, particularly those within the LGBT community. However, less often highlighted are the specific ways that HIV/AIDS has impacted transgender people. In their groundbreaking report on anti-transgender discrimination, “<a href="http://transequality.org/PDFs/Executive_Summary.pdf" target="_blank">Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey</a>,” the <a href="http://transequality.org/index.html">National </a><a href="http://transequality.org/index.html">Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE) and the <a href="http://thetaskforce.org/" target="_blank">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a> gathered information about the prevalence of, and conditions affecting, HIV/AIDS among transgender people. NCTE released a statement for World AIDS Day, drawing attention to the report’s findings and citing the need to eradicate the circumstances compromising the health of the transgender community, particularly trans women and trans people of color.</p>
<p>In the survey, a sample of nearly 6,500 transgender people reported a 2.6 percent rate of HIV infection, more than four times the rate of the general adult population. These rates were significantly higher for transgender people of color, with 25% of African Americans, 11% of Latino/as, 7% of American Indians, and 3.7% of Asian Americans reporting HIV infection. These rates are substantially increased from those reported by the general population of people of color. Other social and economic factors, such as income, gender, violence, education, employment, and citizenship status greatly affected rates of HIV infection. Trans women respondents reported a 4.3% rate of infection, versus a .51% rate among trans men respondents. Among those transgender people who had been sexually assaulted due to anti-transgender bias, rates of HIV infection rose to 10%.</p>
<p>“We must put an end to this crisis,” said NCTE Executive Director Mara Kiesling. “Part of that is directing health research and resources to trans people. But the other part--the important part--is fixing the conditions that force trans people into unhealthy outcomes."</p>
<p>In addition to the work done by NCTE and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/onap/nhas" target="_blank">National HIV/AIDS Strategy</a> for the United States, <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/NHAS.pdf" target="_blank">issued in July 2010</a> by President Barack Obama, specifically mentions transgender people and seeks to address the needs of this community. Transgender health experts played a role in developing the strategy and ensuring inclusion of the concerns of transgender people. The strategy admits that, “…historically, efforts targeting [the transgender] population have been minimal.”</p>
<p>"The transgender community suffers a high rate of infection due to lack of employment which leads to working in underground economies, as well as making us susceptible to homelessness, poor health and many other things,” said Kylar Broadus, <em>founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition.</em> “It is estimated that <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/strategy/dhap/pdf/nhas_booklet.pdf">about 30% of transgender women have HIV</a>. Our work to educate, test and treat people continues."</p>
<p>GLAAD thanks the National Center for Transgender Equality, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and those supporting the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for making the health of the transgender community a priority. Through understanding the obstacles that lead to HIV/AIDS infection among transgender people, policy makers and health care professionals can make changes that support prevention and education, and help reduce the devastation resulting from this epidemic. </p>
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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:05:06 +0000daniheffernan45875 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/world-aids-day-look-transgender-community#commentsNYC LGBT Community Plans Vigil Against Anti-Transgender Violencehttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/10/nyc-lgbt-community-plans-vigil-against-anti-transgender-violence
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>GLAAD in partnership with the greater New York City lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community will host a vigil to raise visibility around the recent anti-transgender murders and attacks that have taken place in both New York and Washington, D.C. </p>
<!--more--><p>Just last week, <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2011/08/04/glaad-other-lgbt-organizations-condemn-murder-of-nyc-transgender-woman-camila-guzman/" target="_blank">Camila Guzman, a transgender Latina woman, was found murdered in her apartment</a> in East Harlem.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cami-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-42144" title="Cami (2)" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cami-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><strong>When:</strong> August 11, 2011<br />
6:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Where:</strong> 170 E. 110th St., between 3rd Ave and Lexington Ave in Harlem, Manhattan</p>
<p><strong>Why:</strong> “Camila Guzman’s murder and the series of violent attacks against transgender women of color in Washington, D.C., highlight the disproportionate impact of severe anti-LGBT violence on transgender people of color. These murders are a wake-up call for all organizations that work to end hate violence. We must work collaboratively to create specific strategies to prevent violence against transgender people of color and to ensure that survivors receive the support they need.” -- <strong>Ejeris Dixon, deputy director of Community Organizing and Public Advocacy, with the New York Anti-Violence Project.</strong></p>
<p>“We deserve respect and increased advocacy to increase opportunities for us.” -- <strong>Ruby Teresa Chavez, friend of Camila Guzman.</strong></p>
<p>Who: New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito, Audre Lorde Project, Harlem Pride, LGBT Justice Project/Make the Road NY, Lambda Legal, National Gay &amp; Lesbian Task Force, NY Trans Rights Organization, New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Powers Initiative, Queer Rising, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, TransCEND Boston of the AIDS Action Committee, NYC LGBT Center, Gay &amp; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 10, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:36 +0000daryl34219 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/10/nyc-lgbt-community-plans-vigil-against-anti-transgender-violence#commentsConnecticut House Approves Transgender Non-Discrimination Billhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/05/24/connecticut-house-approves-transgender-non-discrimination-bill
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CT-state-house1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-36968" title="CT state house" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CT-state-house1-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a>On Thursday, May 19, the Connecticut House of Representatives <a href="http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-transgender-vote-0520-20110519,0,2413280.story" target="_blank">voted 77-62 to approve a bill that would protect transgender people from discrimination</a>. The bill now heads to the Senate.</p>
<p>If approved, the bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of "gender identity or expression" in employment, public accomodations, the sale or rental of housing, the granting of credit and other laws that fall under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.</p>
<p>In the bill, "gender identity or expression" is defined as a person's gender-related identity, appearance or behavior, regardless as to whether it differs from that assigned at birth.</p>
<p>Depriving someone of their rights based on the individual's gender identity or expression would be considered either a misdemeanor or a felony, according to the bill, and the punishment would be spending up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000 or both.</p>
<p>Rep. Kim Fawcett (D-Fairfield) said her Christian faith instructed her to support the bill.</p>
<p>"It's because my faith is so important to me that I support the bill," said Fawcett. "I want to ensure that people, even if they're different from us, are treated equally under the law."</p>
<p>The Connecticut House vote is encouraging, especially considering the high-level of discrimination experienced by transgender and gender non-conforming people in various aspects of their lives. For more information on the prevalence of discrimination within the transgender community, please see the report <a href="http://http://transequality.org/PDFs/NTDS_Report.pdf" target="_blank">"Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey,"</a> released earlier this year by the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> (NCTE) and the <a href="http://thetaskforce.org/" target="_blank">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force </a>(NGLTF).</p>
<p>GLAAD applauds the Connecticut House for their vote last Thursday - a vote which sends the important message that all people are to be treated equally. We look forward to the bill's passage in the Senate, and to the day when it becomes the law in Connecticut. (This would happen on Oct. 1, 2011, at the earliest.) In the meantime, GLAAD urges the media to report on the significance of what this legislation would mean for the transgender people who currently aren't protected against discrimination - at home, in the workplace or in public.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:59 +0000justinward33925 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/05/24/connecticut-house-approves-transgender-non-discrimination-bill#comments"Injustice At Every Turn": IN THE LIFE Reports on the National Transgender Discrimination Surveyhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/04/20/injustice-at-every-turn-in-the-life-reports-on-the-national-transgender-discrimination-survey
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>IN THE LIFE has produced a special report highlighting the findings of the first National Transgender Discrimination Survey, featuring the stories of two transgender women whose experiences reflect the survey’s findings.</p>
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The longest running television series highlighting LGBT issues and culture, IN THE LIFE’s special “Injustice at Every Turn” features the personal stories of Ja’briel and Michelle, two transgender women whose experiences reflect the findings of the <a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/ntds">first comprehensive transgender discrimination study</a> completed by the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> and the <a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/">National Gay &amp; Lesbian Task Force</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ITL-NTDS.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-34969" title="ITL-NTDS" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ITL-NTDS-300x280.png" alt="" width="209" height="213" /></a>The study and IN THE LIFE’s report find that transgender and gender non-conforming people are marginalized because of their gender identity and expression, and the lack of hard data on the discrimination they face has hindered their pursuit of fairness and equality. Transgender people face inordinately and astoundingly high levels of discrimination both personally and professionally, and the findings of the first-ever national transgender discrimination survey illustrate the scope of discrimination in the lives of transgender people and concludes with a call to action, “to make a significant difference between the current climate of discrimination and violence and a world of freedom and equality.”</p>
<p>You can watch the full episode below, or on the <a href="http://www.itlmedia.org/html/other/Injustice%20at%20Every%20Turn.html">IN THE LIFE website</a>.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:45 +0000nicolepirshafiey33805 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/04/20/injustice-at-every-turn-in-the-life-reports-on-the-national-transgender-discrimination-survey#commentsMass. Gov. Signs Historic Exec. Order Protecting Transgender State Employeeshttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/17/mass-gov-signs-historic-exec-order-protecting-transgender-state-employees
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gov.-Patricks-Exec.-Order-signing.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-32037" title="Gov. Patrick's Exec. Order signing" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gov.-Patricks-Exec.-Order-signing-300x206.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="206" /></a>At a private ceremony in his office today, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/02/patrick_bans_di.html">signed an historic executive order that prohibits discrimination based on the gender identity/gender expression of state employees</a>. Advocates for transgender equality applaud the governor's action, and many are hopeful that today's executive order will underscore the need for similar protections throughout Massachusetts. The proposed "Transgender Equal Rights Bill" endeavors to prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity at the statewide level.</p>
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Today's executive order applies to <em>all </em>state agencies in the Executive Branch, as well as businesses and organizations that contract with the Executive Branch.</p>
<p>"This is going to make a real difference in the lives of transgender state workers and their families," said Gunner Scott, executive director of the <a href="http://www.masstpc.org/" target="_blank">Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition</a>. "No one should have to work in fear that they could lose their job simply because of who they are."</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that is the reality for transgender people in Massachusetts and throughout the country. A <a href="http://endtransdiscrimination.org/report.html" target="_blank">national survey</a> of 6,450 transgender people released earlier this month by the <a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/" target="_blank">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a> &amp; the <a href="http://transequality.org/" target="_blank">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> found that respondents had <strong>twice</strong> <strong>the rate of unemployment</strong> as the general population. Other findings reveal that:</p>
<p>-<strong>90 percent</strong> of those surveyed reported that they had been <em><strong>harassed on the job</strong></em>;</p>
<p>-<strong>47 percent</strong> said they believed they had been <em><strong>fired, not hired or denied a promotion because of being transgender</strong></em>; and</p>
<p>-<strong>26 percent</strong> said that they had <em><strong>lost a job due to being transgender</strong></em>.</p>
<p>Of the 283 respondents from Massachusetts, <strong>76 percent</strong> reported experiencing <em>harassment or mistreatment on the job</em>; <strong>20 percent</strong> said they'd <em>lost a job</em>; <strong>17 percent</strong> said they had been <em>denied a promotion</em>; and <strong>39 percent</strong> said they had <em>not been hired for a job because of their gender identity</em>.</p>
<p>These are startling realities that emphasize just how important it is that Gov. Patrick signed today's executive order. They also point to the need for protections for not only transgender state workers, but transgender people throughout Massachusetts.</p>
<p>"These statistics show the stark need for a statewide bill to prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity," said state Rep. Carl Sciortino, a lead sponsor of the "Transgender Equal Rights Bill," along with state Rep. Byron Rushing and state Sens. Ben Downing and Sonia Chang-Diaz. "No one should work in fear of being fired from their job for reasons that have nothing to do with job performance."</p>
<p>The Transgender Equal Rights Coalition is working to pass the <a href="http://www.masstpc.org/publications/legis/briefing2011.pdf" target="_blank">"Transgender Equal Rights Bill" (also known as<em> “</em>An Act Relative to Transgender Equal Rights"; House Bill 502 and Senate Docket Number 536)</a>. This law would add gender identity and expression to existing Massachusetts civil rights laws, which currently prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, sex and marital status in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, education and credit. The bill would also add offenses regarding gender identity or expression to the list of offenses that are subject to treatment as hate crimes.</p>
<p>"Governor Patrick is a true champion for the LGBT community, and we applaud the critical first step he has taken with this order toward creating a Commonwealth where all hardworking people, including transgender people, have the opportunity to make a living and provide for themselves and their families," said Kara Suffredini, executive director of <a href="http://www.massequality.org/" target="_blank">MassEquality</a>, Massachusetts' statewide LGBT-advocacy organization.</p>
<p>GLAAD applauds Gov. Patrick for issuing today's executive order, and we congratulate our community partners in Massachusetts who continue to work so tirelessly in pursuit of equality for LGBT people. At the same time, we urge the media to report on the significance of today's executive order and what this means for transgender state employees, and for what it could one day mean for transgender individuals throughout Massachusetts.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:24 +0000justinward33632 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/17/mass-gov-signs-historic-exec-order-protecting-transgender-state-employees#commentsGroundbreaking Report Reflects Persistent Discrimination Against Transgender Communityhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/04/groundbreaking-report-reflects-persistent-discrimination-against-transgender-community
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ncte1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-31473" title="ncte" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ncte1-300x140.jpg" alt="" width="219" height="102" /></a>The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force are receiving significant media coverage for “<a href="http://transequality.org/PDFs/NTDS_Report.pdf" target="_blank">Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey</a>,” released by the two organizations on Friday morning.</p>
<p>The report confirms and quantifies the struggles that transgender and gender non-conforming people face in various aspects of their lives. “<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0W_zt4u5HVa5Sp8BtJ9fVwfIjPA?docId=ed8c4db5108347dc94869c7a36e2a98e" target="_blank">They don’t know from one interaction to the next whether they will be treated with respect and dignity.</a> It’s not the way people should be living their day-to-day life,” Rea Carey of the Task Force told the Associated Press. <a href="http://www.advocate.com/News/News_Features/Injustice_at_Every_Turn/" target="_blank">In an editorial for the Advocate</a>, she continues: “Even with all I have seen over the years, the picture coming out of our study is deeply disturbing. … These are not problems that any of us who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or civil rights-minded, progressive, or feminist can afford to ignore.”</p>
<p><a href="http://transequality.org/PDFs/NTDS_Exec_Summary.pdf" target="_blank">Key findings showed</a> that while discrimination is persistent among all members of the transgender community, it is especially devastating when combined with the effects of structural racism. Transgender people of color in general fared worse than white participants, while African Americans encountered more discrimination than all other groups in most areas. Respondents were also impoverished at much higher rates than the general population, with transgender people almost four times as likely to live in extreme poverty as cisgender (or non-transgender) people. One-fifth of respondents reported experiencing homelessness, and over half had been harassed or denied accommodations when trying to access public services (such as in hotels, restaurants, buses, and government agencies).</p>
<p>Another shocking finding was that 41% of those surveyed reported attempting suicide—more than 26 times the rate of 1.6% in the general population. These numbers were greatly related to other factors tested, increasing for people who had lost a job due to discrimination (an especially relevant factor because transgender people faced double the general rate of unemployment, and 90% faced discrimination at work), were harassed at school (which occurred to almost 8 out of every 10 people who were transgender or expressed gender non-conformity in grades K-12), had little household income, or were a victim of assault. But regardless of high levels of discrimination, transgender respondents reported feeling more comfortable at work after transitioning.</p>
<p>A representative sample of 6,450 people from all 50 states and U.S. territories participated in the study, which “provides critical data points for policymakers, community activists and legal advocates to confront the appalling realities documented here and press the case for equity and justice,” according to its writers. It is the largest report of its kind so far.</p>
<p>The analysis comes at a bittersweet moment as the transgender community’s <a href="http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/02/pentagon-sees-lifting-dont-ask-policy-by-years-end.html" target="_blank">LGB neighbors find acceptance in the military</a> and look forward to a <a href="http://www.ontopmag.com/documents/HRCpollingreport.pdf" target="_blank">possible increase in marriage equality rights</a> in the near future. Meanwhile, transgender people remain <a href="http://www.dallasvoice.com/transgender-ban-remains-place-military-1063523.html" target="_blank">prohibited from serving in the military</a>, and the effort to pass a federal law banning workplace discrimination <a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/news/opinion/?ak=5922" target="_blank">failed in large part due to the addition of gender identity</a> as a protected category. Finally, Saturday Night Live recently used <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2011/02/01/its-just-a-joke/" target="_blank">transgender people as the basis for one of its skits</a>, reflecting an atmosphere of mockery towards them in American culture and prompting GLAAD and other organizations to take action.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.transequality.org/" target="_blank">The National Center for Transgender Equality</a> uses education and advocacy to work to eliminate discrimination and violence against transgender people. <a href="http://thetaskforce.org/" target="_blank">The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a> is a grassroots organization engaged in training and equipping citizens with the resources necessary to achieve complete equality for LGBT people. GLAAD encourages its readers to share their report with others, and urges media to highlight the stories of transgender and gender non-conforming people in a fair and accurate way.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:19 +0000angeladallara33596 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/04/groundbreaking-report-reflects-persistent-discrimination-against-transgender-community#commentsState Department Eases Passport Restrictions for Transgender Americanshttp://www.glaad.org/2010/06/10/state-department-eases-passport-restrictions-for-transgender-americans
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/US-Passport.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-22007" title="US Passport" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/US-Passport-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="135" height="180" /></a>The State Department announced on Wednesday that transgender Americans will no longer be required to undergo gender reassignment surgery in order to change their gender on U.S. passports, <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJjoThWpdIFWG8v1Qkog4zauAY2wD9G86CJG0"><em>The Associated Press </em>reported today.</a><em></em></p>
<p>Beginning today, transgender applicants need only supply proof that the individual has “undergone appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition” if the person wishes to declare a new gender.</p>
<p>"Transgender Americans face extreme danger when traveling abroad in the many countries that are hostile to them. Many also experience harassment when entering and leaving this country. Adoption of this safety-focused policy is a giant step forward in protecting transgender Americans abroad, and in fulfilling the State Department's commitment to protect all Americans when they travel, work or live overseas," <a href="http://www.transgenderlegal.org/headline_show.php?id=265">said Transgender Legal Defense &amp; Education Fund (TLDEF) executive director Michael D. Silverman.</a></p>
<p>According to TLDEF, applicants can also obtain a temporary passport that reflects the person’s lived gender if the person is in the process of transition.</p>
<p>Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)<a href="http://www.transequality.org/news.html"> praised the new regulations in a statement released on Thursday:</a></p>
<p>“We want to extend our thanks to the Obama Administration, and particularly to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, for understanding the need for this change and then responding to make travel safer for transgender people. This shows how changes in government policy directly impact people’s lives, in this case, for the better.”</p>
<p>President of the Human Rights Campaign, Joe Solmonese, <a href="http://www.hrc.org/14542.htm">also celebrated the policy change in a statement released today:</a></p>
<p>“Today’s policy change will allow many more transgender Americans to obtain an important identity document that accurately reflects their true identity and to travel with less fear of discrimination and harassment. We thank the State Department for taking this important step and congratulate the many organizations that have pushed for this historic change in policy.”</p>
<p>GLAAD will continue to follow the media’s coverage of the State Department’s momentous revision to Passport regulations for transgender Americans. <a href="http://www.glaadblog.org/">For updates, visit GLAADblog.org</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">June 10, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:09 +0000glaad32979 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/06/10/state-department-eases-passport-restrictions-for-transgender-americans#commentsLA Times Features Trans Rights Advocacyhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/05/27/la-times-features-trans-rights-advocacy
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NCTE_logo.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-20955 alignright" title="NCTE_logo" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NCTE_logo.png" alt="" width="228" height="143" /></a>On Wednesday, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> ran a <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-transgender-20100526,0,265816,full.story">feature article</a> about Mara Keisling and the <a href="http://transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> in Washington, D.C. The article described the gradual progress being made in the U.S. toward securing rights for transgender people – citing the landmark Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (the first federal law to include protections for trans people), this February’s decision by the U.S. Tax Court to make hormone treatments and sex reassignment surgeries tax-deductible, and increasing support for a fully-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).</p>
<p>The article also discussed Mara’s path to transgender advocacy, growing up in Pennsylvania, studying government at Harvard, and dedicating herself to social activism in 1999.</p>
<p>GLAAD thanks the LA Times for providing such a fair and accurate report on the status of transgender rights and the work of one of the preeminent transgender advocacy groups .</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:06 +0000AnnaWipfler32946 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/05/27/la-times-features-trans-rights-advocacy#commentsMedia Coverage of ENDA Shows Disturbing Trendhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/05/13/media-coverage-of-enda-shows-disturbing-trend
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As the <a href="http://www.unitedenda.org">Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)</a> progresses toward a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, media coverage of its proposed protections for transgender workers is rising. Keeping a close watch over this coverage has revealed a disturbing trend among some reporters to include extremely defamatory remarks from anti-LGBT activists in an attempt to "balance" their stories with opposing viewpoints.</p>
<p>Most of the recent articles discussing ENDA problematically devote significant space to publishing defamatory statements about transgender people by anti-LGBT organizations like the Traditional Values Coalition and its executive director Andrea Lafferty. They frequently describe transgender people as “she-males” and mentally ill. Such defamatory remarks should never be used simply in an effort to provide opposing viewpoints, especially when they stem from a source that is listed as a Hate Group by the <a href="http://www.splcenter.org/">Southern Poverty Law Center</a>, an organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry.</p>
<p>As we describe in <a href="http://www.glaad.org/mediaguide">GLAAD’s Media Reference Guide</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>There continues to be a need for journalists to distinguish between opposing viewpoints on LGBT issues and the defamatory rhetoric that fuels prejudice and discrimination. While defamatory comments may be newsworthy, they should no longer be used simply to provide “balance” in a news story.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Unfortunately, anti-gay individuals and organizations continue to see their incendiary rhetoric and inaccurate, sensationalistic distortions of gay and lesbian lives legitimized through stories, features and profiles. Such inclusion, despite the best efforts of reporters striving for fair and accurate coverage, devalues the quality of journalism.</p></blockquote>
<p>Today’s <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/13/AR2010051301531_2.html"><em>Washington Post</em> article</a> on the subject, for instance, begins by addressing House tensions over whether or not a full vote on ENDA would be wise given concerns about upcoming fall election results. However, three paragraphs follow with defamatory commentary from Andrea Lafferty and TVC:</p>
<blockquote><p>The coalition’s executive director, Andrea Lafferty, has been lobbying members of Congress, and she describes them as “freaked out” by the bill. She tells members if they vote for the bill, they’ll be allowing “she-males” with “serious mental disorders” into children’s classrooms, leaving parents with no legal recourse.</p></blockquote>
<p>The <a href="http://transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)</a> commented on the <em>Post’s</em> choice to publish her words:</p>
<blockquote><p>It is quite problematic that the <em>Post</em> gave her a forum to promote the use of anti-transgender slurs and make assertions that just don’t match the facts about the reality of having transgender people in the classroom.</p></blockquote>
<p>ENDA <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002456-503544.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody">coverage by CBS News</a> in April focused heavily on the views promoted by Lafferty – though after a call from GLAAD they later updated the story to include statements from NCTE.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Lafferty-CBS.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-20630" title="Lafferty CBS" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Lafferty-CBS-300x226.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="158" /></a>The following week, CBS’ <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6414895n">Washington Unplugged</a> hosted HRC’s Associate Director of Diversity Allyson Robinson and Andrea Lafferty for what may have been a well-intentioned conversation about ENDA but ended up providing further ground for Lafferty to defame transgender teachers.</p>
<p>Whereas editorials like the one <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/04/28/glaad-urges-increased-support-for-enda-after-defamatory-washington-times-editorial/">published in the <em>Washington Times</em></a><em> </em>at the end of April (titled “Discrimination Is Necessary: Subjecting Kids to Weirdos Undermines Standards of Decency”) are created with the intention to spread this sort of misunderstanding and fear of transgender workplace protections, reporters striving for fair and accurate coverage need to look to non-defamatory sources for opposing viewpoints.</p>
<p>We will continue to monitor coverage of ENDA’s progress in the House of Representatives and reach out to media outlets that fall below the standards for fair and accurate reporting.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 13, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:03 +0000AnnaWipfler32918 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/05/13/media-coverage-of-enda-shows-disturbing-trend#commentsFOX News Distorts Trans-Inclusive Guidelines in Maine Public Schoolshttp://www.glaad.org/2010/04/15/fox-news-distorts-trans-inclusive-guidelines-in-maine-public-schools
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/OReilly-Trio_260x150.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-20000" title="OReilly Trio_260x150" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/OReilly-Trio_260x150.jpg" alt="" width="261" height="150" /></a>Over the past two days, <em>FOX New Channel </em>has contributed to increasing public misconceptions about the <a href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/138022.html">efforts of the Maine Human Rights Commission</a> to make the state's public schools safe and comfortable for all students. Fox aired two irresponsible segments on the commission’s proposal to issue guidelines on <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/2-08-2010_Draft_MHRC_Sexual_Orientation_Guidance.pdf">“Sexual Orientation in Schools and Colleges”</a> to all Maine public schools.</p>
<p>The proposed guidelines direct administrators to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms and to participate on gender-segregated sports teams in accordance with their gender identity. These guidelines were developed in response to a case, currently before a Superior Court in Maine, of a transgender girl who was denied access to the girls’ restrooms at school.</p>
<p>The guidelines do not create any new legislation. They are intended to instruct public school educators and administrators on how to ensure their schools are in line with the Maine Human Rights Act, amended in 2005 to include protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation which the act <a href="http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/5/title5sec4553.html">defines</a> as an umbrella term including gender identity or expression.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, April 13<sup>th</sup>, the FOX coverage of this story began with <em>America Liv</em>e anchor <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBxX5qLVNg">Megyn Kelly hosting Mara Keisling</a>, executive director of the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a>, to discuss the potential impact of the proposed guidelines on Maine’s students:</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">kYBxX5qLVNg</a></span><br />
Throughout the interview, the inaccurate headline “Maine Considers Ban on Gender Specific School Bathrooms” sat at the bottom of the screen, despite Keisling’s explicit comments to the contrary. Kelly’s lack of knowledge about transgender children and gender identity in general was demonstrated by her repeated reference to transgender girls using male pronouns, and her implication that these guidelines would essentially allow boys into girls’ facilities.</p>
<p>Keisling did an excellent job of educating Kelly and her viewers about the true reasons for, and positive impacts of these guidelines, and we thank FOX for its decision to invite such a qualified spokesperson on the air. However, the the network's own misrepresentation of facts is highly problematic.</p>
<p>The irresponsible commentary and reporting then increased yesterday when Bill O’Reilly, Lis Wiehl, and Kimberly Guilfoyle <a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4148661/bathroom-battle-in-maine-schools/?playlist_id=87937" target="_blank">discussed the proposal</a><a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4148661/bathroom-battle-in-maine-schools/?playlist_id=87937" target="_blank"> </a>with shocking flippancy and disregard on <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>. O’Reilly’s answer to the question of how to accommodate a transgender student was:</p>
<blockquote><p>"Why is it bad to use the boys’ room when you were born a boy? …You were born a boy, and that [the boys’ bathroom] is where you’re going. And if you don’t like it, you can go home and go to the bathroom and come back."</p></blockquote>
<p>This line of commentary by O’Reilly and Guilfoyle was disturbing at best. It completely failed to address the intense discomfort and harassment that trans and gender non-conforming students endure on a daily basis when forced to use gender-segregated facilities at school.</p>
<p>FOX’s coverage of this story reduced and twisted the powerful and necessary guidelines for creating inclusive and respectful learning environments into a crude and biased argument about public restrooms, and misrepresented the experiences of transgender children in schools.</p>
<p>In contrast, local media outlets in Maine have been covering the story fairly and accurately since early March, when the commission met to pass the proposal but ultimately <a href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/138022.html">decided to postpone a decision</a> until it had allowed more time for public commentary.</p>
<p>On Monday, unfortunately the commission cancelled the public hearing and announced that it would be postponing any further work, at least temporarily. <a href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/141166.html"><strong><em>The Bangor Daily News</em></strong></a> printed a thorough and fair story of this decision.</p>
<p><strong>Take Action:<br /></strong></p>
<p>Contact Fox's Megyn Kelly and Bill O'Reilly and voice your concerns about these problematic segments that misrepresented efforts to keep transgender children safe in Maine schools.</p>
<p>Send an email to <a href="mailto:Kelly@foxnews.com">Kelly@foxnews.com</a> and <a href="mailto:oreilly@foxnews.com">oreilly@foxnews.com</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">April 15, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:57 +0000glaad32859 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/04/15/fox-news-distorts-trans-inclusive-guidelines-in-maine-public-schools#commentsObama’s Appointment of Transgender Advisor Signals Progress in Policy but Highlights Pitfalls of Some Media Coveragehttp://www.glaad.org/2010/01/05/obama%25e2%2580%2599s-appointment-of-transgender-advisor-signals-progress-in-policy-but-highlights-pitfalls-of-some-media-coverage
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alg_simpson_smaller.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-17103 alignleft" title="alg_simpson_smaller" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alg_simpson_smaller.jpg" alt="" width="243" height="184" /></a>President Obama has appointed Amanda Simpson as Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce, making her the first openly transgender presidential appointee in the U.S. As national news coverage of her nomination increases, we are seeing reports that run the gamut from full and fair descriptions of her life and work, to defamatory headlines promoting sensationalized conceptions of transgender people.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://www.transequality.org/"><strong>National Center for Transgender Equality</strong></a>, where Simpson has served as a board member for the past three years, she brings 30 years of experience working in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona.</p>
<p>In NCTE’s <a href="http://www.pamshouseblend.com/upload/Autumn/Presidential%20Appointment%20Announced%20Amanda%20Simpson%20appointed%20to%20Department%20of%20Commerce.pdf">press release</a> Simpson said:</p>
<p>''I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me. And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds, and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others.''</p>
<p>Autumn Sandeen provides a thorough commentary on Simpson’s appointment in her blog on <a href="http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/14671/amanda-simpson-appointed-senior-technical-advisor-for-the-us-bureau-of-industry-and-security">Pam’s House Blend</a>.</p>
<p><strong>ABC News.com</strong> published a <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amanda-simpson-transgender-presidential-appointee-begins-work-commerce/story?id=9477161">brief but fair article</a> emphasizing that “it was her merits, not gender identity, that got her the Commerce job.”</p>
<p>ABC quoted Simpson discussing the obstacles she may face as she takes on her new position, “I’d rather not be the first, but someone has to be first, or among the first. I think I’m experienced and very well qualified to deal with anything that might show up because I’ve broken barriers at lots of other places, and I always win people over with who I am and what I can do.”</p>
<p>In contrast to this respectful coverage, other media outlets including the <em><strong><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/obama_you_da_ex_man_QiJ6wYcEHiwB4QeAOsB9AP#ixzz0bjz04eOX">New York Post</a>, </strong></em>and to some degree, the <em><strong><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/01/04/2010-01-04_cmklzcxmxcz.html">New York Daily News</a>,</strong></em> resorted to problematic headlines. <em>The Post </em>identified Simpson as “sex-change gal,” and <em>The Daily News</em> unnecessarily publicized her assigned name alongside her chosen name in reporting her appointment. Both outlets also used the problematic phrase, "sex change," and <em>The Post</em> used the defamatory term, "tranny," in a photo caption. These articles highlight the vital need to continue educating reporters about how to improve their coverage of transgender-related news topics. In 2008, The <em><strong>American Journalism Review</strong></em> published this <a href="http://www.ajr.org/article_printable.asp?id=4627">overview</a> of the common pitfalls of reporting in this area and how the landscape will hopefully continue to change for the better.</p>
<p>We encourage readers to contact the <em>Post</em> and the <em>Daily News</em> and voice concerns about their coverage of this story:</p>
<p><em>New York Post</em> Executive Editor: Jesse Angelo, <a href="mailto:jangelo@nypost.com">jangelo@nypost.com<br /></a><em>New York Daily News: </em> <a href="mailto:voicers@edit.nydailynews.com">voicers@edit.nydailynews.com</a>.</p>
<p>Please include this <a href="http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=376">link</a> to GLAAD’s Transgender Terminology Guide in your email. Please also ensure that your emails are civil and respectful and do not engage in any kind of name-calling or abusive behavior.</p>
<p>GLAAD will continue our outreach to these news outlets about their problematic coverage.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 5, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:26 +0000AnnaWipfler32605 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/01/05/obama%25e2%2580%2599s-appointment-of-transgender-advisor-signals-progress-in-policy-but-highlights-pitfalls-of-some-media-coverage#commentsBREAKING NEWS: Senators Introduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)http://www.glaad.org/2009/08/05/breaking-news-senators-introduce-employment-non-discrimination-act-enda
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined Sens. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) to introduce an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act today that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.</p>
<p>President Obama has already declared his full support for the bill.</p>
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Only twelve states and the District of Columbia currently prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, while eight other states have laws that only protect a person from discrimination based on sexual orientation.</p>
<p>Sen. Kennedy – a longtime champion of LGBT rights – could not be present on Capitol Hill for the momentous occasion due to medial constraints, but celebrated the bill’s introduction in a <a href="http://www.hrc.org/13271.htm">statement released by the Human Rights Campaign</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The promise of America will never be fulfilled as long as justice is denied to even one among us. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) brings us closer to fulfilling that promise for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender citizens. I'm proud to join Senators Merkley and Collins in introducing this important legislation.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001_JhTeOPBMEmkYCEkk5RaVYMtkFuyKHw-sMPRmekrJda_awBVcYwtgoEMJcVzI72xTOhCDH6jlZgMMaFcPT3XqNqx5m4QQZwkBfcUfxlBfqYQGOdJC7dcznAOTBj6q8-UwaVkSPG_pfk%3D">Out &amp; Equal Workplace Advocates</a>, an LGBT organization devoted to assuring safe and equitable workplaces for LGBT people, also applauded today’s legislation:</p>
<blockquote><p>Out &amp; Equal has worked tirelessly for more than a decade to assure that the nation's leading corporations provide policies and protections for its LGBT employees in the absence of federal protections. The federal government is now poised to do what major corporations have been doing for years -- protecting employees from discrimination.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/press/releases/pr_af_080509">The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a>, which dedicates itself to building local LGBT activism in rural enclaves, small towns and cities nationwide, was the first national organization to advocate for federal nondiscrimination protections when it worked with then-U.S. Reps. Bella Abzug and Ed Koch to introduce a sweeping bill in 1974.</p>
<p>Rea Carey, Executive Director of the Task Force, declared ENDA an historic win for the LGBT community and its allies:</p>
<blockquote><p>For decades, a majority has supported protecting their friends, family and neighbors from [anti-LGBT] discrimination. They know it's wrong to deprive lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of the ability to earn a livelihood and provide for their families simply because of who they are. We are on the cusp of seeing those dark days come to an end, and today's introduction marks an important step in that direction.</p></blockquote>
<p>According to <em><a href="http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26608" target="_blank">Washington Blade</a></em> the bill marks the first piece of transgender-inclusive legislation ever considered by the U.S. Senate, making it especially significant for the transgender community. Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), reflected on ENDA's tremendous impact on transgender people in <a href="http://www.nctequality.org/news.html" target="_blank">a statement released today</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hardworking transgender people deserve the right to go to work without the fear of being arbitrarily fired. We want to apply for a job and be confident that we’ll be evaluated based on our qualifications. Our work should be judged on our skills and our expertise, the same as everyone else. ENDA is simply about basic equality in the workplace and freedom from discrimination.</p></blockquote>
<p>A similar bill was introduced in the House last June by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and currently has 152 co-sponsors.</p>
<p>GLAAD will continue to monitor the media's coverage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:16:38 +0000Seth32199 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/08/05/breaking-news-senators-introduce-employment-non-discrimination-act-enda#commentsIn the Life Presents "Revising Gender"http://www.glaad.org/2009/03/31/in-the-life-presents-revising-gender
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>American Public Television’s long-running LGBT-centric program <a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/"><strong><em>In the Life</em></strong></a> has just produced a new episode for April. Throughout the month, this very special episode — all about gender identity — will be available online for free!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The hour will examine the battle over whether to reform or eliminate Gender Identity Disorder (GID) from The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - the “bible” of mental illness. The episode will also feature a conversation between <strong>Mara Keisling</strong>, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, and political theorist, <strong>Paisley Currah</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The episode becomes available <a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/">online</a> April 1, but may also air on your local PBS station. Check listings for air dates and times.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Watch a clip here:</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:54 +0000glaad31850 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/31/in-the-life-presents-revising-gender#comments